August 25, 1994 -- Bill Clinton was President, the Internet was still in its infancy and ABC aired the pilot episode of a new tv show: "My So-Called Life" premiered exactly 20 years ago with 14-year old Claire Danes as its main star.

So much time has passed, but the show still resonates with viewers all over the world. Maybe it's a little bit quieter here on this website, but I'm sure the show still holds a very special place in our hearts. So, get your DVDs out and watch your favorite episode(s)!

I was just watching the pilot episode this past weekend in honor of it's 20th anniversary. Seeing the pilot again, I couldn't help but to be struck by how much thought, and care went into that episode. I think I still love the show as much today, as I did when it originally aired, albeit in a different way. The thought, and care that went into the show by all involved, allows it to live on still today, 20 years later. I encourage you all to watch the show again, are remember why we all love the show so much.

I also want to say thank you to the people that have kept this great site alive all of these years.

Steve

What's amazing is when you can feel your life going somewhere. Like your life just figured out how to get good. Like, that second."

What would have happened to the characters if the show hadn’t been canceled?

There were thoughts I had, and I would have done some version of them. I wanted somebody to get pregnant — that probably would have been Sharon. I was also picturing something that had to do with Patti becoming depressed over the ending of her marriage. I was picturing Angela stepping into a leadership role where she really had to become almost the designated adult. So again, it’s all so theoretical and it remains that. Claire and I joke that she would have gone and become an agent in the CIA!

Yep, that Vulture article is definitely a Must-Read It finally answers all those "what would have happened" questions.

Oh, yes. [Delia] and Brian would have been boyfriend and girlfriend, and he would have told everything about it to Angela. He would have used Angela to help him through that relationship, for advice and stuff. And it would begin to sort of destroy her.

Because she would have been with Jordan?
She would be in a relationship with Jordan, Brian would be in a relationship with Delia, and they would be longing for each other, basically.